chocolate soldier, I actually thought that too but here's what I reasoned out..1 - since virgin did the release (unlike third world that mispelled many names and so on on covers!! funny to see!!) they had pretty solid pr people doing the main art work my guess is it was double checked and so on- just my guess2- it came out around the same time jaws was popular so a play on that perhaps - always liked the name of the lp, riddims solid -for some reason I roy seemed lackluster, to me anyhow and he's my number 1 dj!

I can't find any information online about the JA pressing of this LP(numbers, cover etc.). Here is a pic of my copy. Marix #'s CO-8044-A (SPM?) CO-8044-B (SPM?). Musical Shark Attack is one of my favorite I Roy LP's. Still looking for the JA pressing of that one. I wish U Roy would have voiced this one as well.

kingj wrote:1 - since virgin did the release ... they had pretty solid pr people doing the main art work my guess is it was double checked and so on- just my guess

In 1976 Virgin was on the rise, but still far from the established company it became in later years. I wonder if they really had "solid pr people doing the main art work". I once spoke to a guy who did the artwork for I Roy's 'Crisus Time' album as a freelance graphic designer. He was very disappointed that he never received his payment for the job.

Yet I don't think Musical Shark Attack is a typo. I think it originated from the mix-up between Shock Attack/Shark Attack and was then intentionally maintained.

i think so. the orig JA LP on Channel One label is not though. that's the one to get. never issued w/ cover.

i'm listening to the virgin one now but I dont think its stereo at all, same sounds in each channel. can hear I-Roy right down in the mix which I had never noticed before.

i dont have a cover which says 20 copies only, mine came in a plain white sleeve. strikes me as rather odd that they would have printed 20 copies only on a sleeve in 1976, why bother to do that in dem times? the labels just have biro dub 1 and dub 2. always been an average dub lp for me.